Cabinet-door hanger



March 6. -l928.-

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Patented Mar. 6, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATEN OFFICE.

MORRIS vrcronsonn, or BROOKLYN, nnwyonx, ASSIGNOR To vroronsou MANU-racrnnme CORPORATION, on NEW YORK, n. Y.

CABINET-DOOR HANGER.

Application filed September 8, 1926. Serial No. 134,231.

This invention relates generally tohangers, but specifically has to dowith a novel and improved device especially adapted for use inconnection with radio cabinets wherein it is customary to conceal thepanelmounted operative parts, such as dials, knobs, or the like, behinda door, said door being hingedly secured to the front of the cabinet andunder ideal conditions is adapted to swing downwardly and serve as arest or desk for keeping the well-known log of station locating. v

The invention has for its primary object to provide a hanger designed tosupport a door in a horizontal position. with respect to y the cabinetand at the same time maintain the same in this position in a manner toperunit operations thereon without fear of disrupting the cooperatingparts.

Another object resides in the provision of means for limiting thedownward swing of the door through the coordination of a few simpleelements.

A further object of the invention is the production of a neat andattractive device, comprising but a few simple parts and adapted tooccupy but a small amount of space in a cabinet and thus obviate the useof cumbersome devices that ordinarily interfere with a free and easymanipulation of the radio dials, or the like.

With these objects in view, together with others which will appear asthe description proceeds the invention resides in the novel formation,combination, and arrangement of arts, all as will be described morefully hereinafter, illustrated in the drawings, and particularly pointedout in the claim.

In said drawings:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device with the door in section,said device now assuming a closed-door position.

Fig. 2 is a view like unto Fig. 1, but here the door is shown in openposition and the cooperation of certain component parts of the devicenow becomes a reality.

Fig. 3 is a detail of a keeper member, in plan View with respect to Fig.1; and

Fig. 4 is an inverted plan view of the same.

Referring now more in particular to the accompanying drawings, let 5denote generally a radio cabinet which is provided with the usual frontopening 6 for the reception of a door 7. As pointed out hereinbefore Isaid door 7 is generally positioned in advance of the usual panel (notshown), upon which is mounted the manually operated parts of theradio-set, said door being spaced from said panel to afford sufficientclearance from said parts. Obviously the door may close to a verticalposition or may be slanted, so to speak, inwardly of the vertical line,but in this particular instance I prefer the showing in the drawings andwherein it will be observed that I have elected to hinge said door 7 atthebottom edge thereof, as indicated at 8 in said drawings, said hingesbeing disposed in pairs or more along said bottom edge.

As observed in the drawings, my device comprises essentially but threesimpleparts and comprises a bracket 9, an arm 10 and a keeper member 11.

Said bracket 9 embodies a base portion 12, I

which is preferably secured to a countersunk portion of said door 7, byany improved fastening means, and is provided with an upstanding portion13 which is apertured to pivotally receive the apertured end of said arm10, as indicated at 14.

Said arm 10 is arcuately disposed and at its inner end is provided witha projection 15, substantially at right angles to the body portion ofsaid arm, the purpose and function thereof will presently becomeapparent.

The keeper member 11, of my device, is in the nature of a housing andcomprises substantially a U-shaped member having lat eral apertured cars16 for securing the member to the sides of the cabinet, as indicated at17, in the drawings. While I refer to this member as being substantiallyU-shaped, it will be observed upon inspection of Figs. 3 and 4 that thebottom thereof is left open, while the top face is only provided with alongitudinal slot 18.

In assembling the device the arcuate arm 10 is entered into the slot 18of said keeper member 11 and its lower end pivotally secured to thebracket 9, previously mounted on the door 7, and it is manifest thatwhen it is desired to open said door it is only necessary to grasp theknob 19, whereupon the arm 10 gracefully descends through the slot 18and continues its descent until the projection 15 abuts the top face ofthe member '11 and supports the door in the position indicated in Fig.2.

' Obviously the blending of the radius of curvature of said arm 10 withthe arc of an I the swing of the door permits a compact arrangement ofthe component parts of the a device and as noted in Fig. 2 the exposedparts thereof beyond the face of the opening in the cabinet, do not inany way interfere with operations on the inner face of the door.Further, by the use of my device the hinges are relieved of any stressesor strains when a weight is applied to the top face of 10 the door.

I claim In a cabinet, the combination with a hinged door, of an arcnatearm pivotally carried by said door, and a keeper member attached to saidcabinet, said member embodying a housing having its bottom portion open,the top portion thereof being disposed in a horizontal plane andpresenting a slot communicating only with .the interior of said housingand adapted to slidahly engage said arm, and a projection on. the innerend of said arin and adapted to abut the plane surface of said keeperand support the door inopen position.

In testimony whereof I aiib: my signature.

MORRIS VICTORSOHN.

